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11 November 2005 :

Saudi Arabia executed Saudi national Saeed al-Qahtani in the southern town of Khamis Mushayt. He had been convicted of killing Mohammad al-Zahrani with a single rifle shot following an argument. Qahtani's execution marked a resumption after a pause for the Muslim holy month of Ramadan.

(Sources: Reuters News, 10/11/2005)

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